Question

Jenny makes food for her hummingbird feeders. The food is made up of 1 part sugar and 4 parts water. She uses 3434 cup of sugar to make the hummingbird food. How much water should Jenny use?

Answer 1

1/4 = (3/4)/x
cross multiply
(1)(x) = (3/4)(4)
x = 3......uses 3 cups water